tips for using epoxy clay with polymer
tips for using epoxy clay with polymer Epoxy clay is a two-part putty that, when combined in equal portions, will harden into a rock-like cement, sticking permanently to most things. There are several brands with different working time/set up times. When using epoxy clay with polymer clay, it’s good to get an epoxy clay that is sticky and has at least an hous of working time. I suggest Swarovski Ceralun™ or Crystal Clay™ Epoxy clay has many uses with polymer. One great one is to use it to insert your polymer piece into a mosaic-style arrangement.
Tip #1: Bake your polymer clay first before using it with epoxy clay. (But once epoxy clay is added to polymer, it’s ok for it to go into the oven if you needed to for some reason.) Tip #2: Epoxy clay DOESN’T STICK permanently to polymer clay! Wha? But that doesn’t mean we can’t still use it. First add glue to the surface of the polymer that you want to connect to the epoxy. The glue sticks to the polymer and then epoxy sticks to the glue. Any cyanoacrylate glue (super glue) will work – like PolyBonder™. Tip #3: working on a teflon sheet is a great way to work with epoxy clay since it will harden properly but not stick permanently to teflon. Tip #4: Use stainless steel tools when working with epoxy clay and wipe them off frequently with wet wipes.
Tip #5: Attach all the things! Everything except some plastics like polymer DO stick permanently to epoxy clay – so create a mosaic around your polymer piece using beads, glass, pearls, metal –especially things that normally might be hard to add to polymer like cabochons without stringing holes, crystals and individual seed beads. Happy creating!
Epoxy clay is a chemical, so you should always work in a well-ventilated area. Use gloves when mixing the two parts of the epoxy clay together.
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Tip #1: Bake your polymer clay first before using it with epoxy clay. (But once epoxy clay is added to polymer, it’s ok for it to go into the oven if you needed to for some reason.) Tip #2: Epoxy clay DOESN’T STICK permanently to polymer clay! Wha? But that doesn’t mean we can’t still use it. First add glue to the surface of the polymer that you want to connect to the epoxy. The glue sticks to the polymer and then epoxy sticks to the glue. Any cyanoacrylate glue (super glue) will work – like PolyBonder™. Tip #3: working on a teflon sheet is a great way to work with epoxy clay since it will harden properly but not stick permanently to teflon. Tip #4: Use stainless steel tools when working with epoxy clay and wipe them off frequently with wet wipes.
Tip #5: Attach all the things! Everything except some plastics like polymer DO stick permanently to epoxy clay – so create a mosaic around your polymer piece using beads, glass, pearls, metal –especially things that normally might be hard to add to polymer like cabochons without stringing holes, crystals and individual seed beads. Happy creating!
Epoxy clay is a chemical, so you should always work in a well-ventilated area. Use gloves when mixing the two parts of the epoxy clay together.
Want more? www.ChristisCreativeNeighborhood.com
It’s ok to share this with everyone. ©2016 Christi Friesen
